Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cohen says Trump knew in advance about WikiLeaks email dump
WASHINGTON - Shaking off criticism from House Republicans, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer declared under oath Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time and embraced the news when ...
Feb 27, 2019
Judge allows Abu Ghraib torture claims to go to trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After 10 years of delay, a federal judge has ruled that three former inmates who say they were tortured at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison can go forward with their lawsuit against a ...
Feb 27, 2019
May says Brexit still on course as chances of delay rise
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May insisted Wednesday that Britain will leave the European Union on schedule next month, amid signs that her promise to give Parliament a vote on delaying Brexit was b...
Feb 27, 2019
Nigerian leader appeals for unity as challenger rejects vote
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria’s president on Wednesday defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as his top challenger vowed t...
Feb 27, 2019
Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks
HANOI, Vietnam - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un projected optimism Wednesday as they opened high-stakes talks about curbing Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapon...
Feb 27, 2019
In Bolivia, a new generation of wrestlers in bowler hats
EL ALTO, Bolivia - A new generation of athletes is coming to one of the world’s more colorful sporting spectacles: the fighting cholitas of Bolivia, who take to a wrestling ring in the tradition...
Feb 27, 2019
Helicopter crashes in Nepal, killing tourism chief, 6 others
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A helicopter flying in bad weather crashed into a mountain in Nepal on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, including the country’s tourism minister, officials said. ...
Feb 27, 2019
Egypt says fight between conductors led to crash killing 25
CAIRO - A fight between two train conductors unleashed a speeding, unmanned locomotive that slammed into a barrier and exploded in the Egyptian capital’s main train station Wednesday, killing at...
Feb 27, 2019
My moose is bigger than your moose: Norwegian politician to visit Saskatchewan
REGINA - The deputy mayor of a Norwegian municipality with a sculpture that set off a mighty moose match with a Saskatchewan prairie city is to arrive for a visit later this week. Part of her mission ...
Feb 27, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 27
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 27 --- WILSON-RAYBOULD TO TESTIFY ON SNC-LAVALIN AFFAIR Jody Wilson-Raybould is warning that she won’t be able to speak freely today about everything...
Feb 27, 2019